When we came out of Shaolin Temple, it was already dark.
The night of communicating with the sweeping monk made Meng Xiuyuan understand many things that were unclear in the past. However, because of this, many thoughts popped up in his mind and he was a little confused for a while.
While walking on the mountain road of Shaoshi Mountain, Meng Xiuyuan was still thinking about those things.
If it is true as what the sweeping monk said, then if Meng Xiuyuan develops in the future and wants to break through the limits of secular martial arts, both paths can be chosen, and both paths have their own difficulties.
First, like a sweeping monk, he seeks within his own body, integrates the martial arts of two generations, and compresses and liquefies his own true energy.
Meng Xiuyuan was relatively familiar with this road, because he and his master Zhang Zhenren had already achieved half of it in their previous lives.
Moreover, if Meng Xiuyuan's Beiming Zhenqi, which has two hundred years of skill, is compressed and liquefied, it must be even more powerful than the sweeping monk's Zhenqi.
However, it was too difficult for Meng Xiuyuan to integrate all the martial arts and condense the "martial arts conception" like his master Zhang Sanfeng.
He didn't have any great talent in understanding martial arts. He was able to practice Kung Fu to the level he is today. Apart from his master's careful teaching, he only relied on his "enlightenment time".
Furthermore, compared to Zhang Sanfeng, the sweeping monk who studied Shaolin martial arts intensively, and Zhang Sanfeng, who created his own Wudang martial arts, Meng Xiuyuan has learned too many martial arts in his two lives, which are too complicated. If you want to master them, it will inevitably be more difficult.
Putting the two factors together, Meng Xiuyuan estimated that if he wanted to cultivate the "martial arts conception" by himself, he might not be able to achieve it in this life. And if he wanted to rely on "enlightenment time" to achieve it, he didn't know how long he would have to save for it.
Therefore, this so-called path of seeking within oneself still needs to be considered.
The second is to follow the path of the Xiaoyao sect and seek help from heaven and earth, gather the three magical skills, return to the Kunlun Snow Valley, and try to absorb the "spiritual energy".
Meng Xiuyuan felt that this road had great potential, but it was also relatively unfamiliar.
It may not be easy to ask the Tianshan Tonglao to obtain the "Eternal Eternal Life Eternal Spring Kung Fu", but Meng Xiuyuan feels that as long as he puts some thought into it, he can eventually do it.
But when it came time to combine the three martial arts into one and break through the "martial arts barrier", Meng Xiuyuan didn't have much confidence.
The so-called "free and easy" state of mind is a bit too hazy and abstract, and it doesn't feel too easy to achieve.
After all, one lives between heaven and earth, and there are constraints everywhere around him. Even if he reaches the level of Meng Xiuyuan in martial arts, he still cannot escape.
Therefore, in general, although this second step has a great future and is almost related to "cultivating immortality", the journey is full of uncertainties. You have to try it yourself to finally know the answer.
After gradually clarifying his thoughts, Meng Xiuyuan thought for a long time and finally made a decision before the sun fully rose.
He planned to stick to his original plan, first focus on studying Xiaoyao sect Kung Fu, and first get the three magical skills together.
After all, the method of "compressing the true energy" was very familiar to him. It was just a matter of a few days of practicing at sea. If the Xiaoyao Sect failed to follow this path, it would not be too late to go there again.
As for mastering martial arts and practicing the "martial arts conception", it is more urgent and needs to be accumulated slowly.
If things go well in the future, maybe Meng Xiuyuan can go back and try to take care of both sides once the Xiaoyao Sect's path is clear.
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After coming down from Shaoshi Mountain, Meng Xiuyuan didn't take much rest and walked straight to the southwest.
He was going to take a trip to Dali to try his luck and see if he could find the Manggu Clam in Wuliang Mountain and give himself the buff of "invulnerable to all poisons".
After all, before he goes to find the Tianshan Child Elder, he must first clean up the house and deal with Ding Chunqiu, an old poisoner.
Facing the world's best poison master, Meng Xiuyuan still wanted to add a layer of protection to himself out of caution.
I don’t say whether it will definitely be used, but at least if you have it, you will feel much more at ease.
Furthermore, Meng Xiuyuan also wanted to see the origin of Xiaoyao sect's martial arts, which was the Valley of Eternal Spring where Xiaoyaozi stole the divine book.
Maybe Meng Xiuyuan can find some inspiration there, which will be helpful to him in overcoming the "martial arts barriers" in the future.
As for Xiao Yuanshan, he was probably nowhere to be found for a while, so Meng Xiuyuan didn't bother too much about him.
Anyway, Qiao Sanhuai and his wife have been placed in the hidden flower valley by Meng Xiuyuan. Xiao Yuanshan can't harm them, so Meng Xiuyuan doesn't need to waste his time on him.
When we meet him in the future, just talk to him.
In this way, Meng Xiuyuan made up his mind and went on his way.
The journey from Songshan Mountain in Henan to Wuliang Mountain in Dali is about three to four thousand miles, which is not a long distance. But for Meng Xiuyuan, who has long been accustomed to traveling around the world, it is nothing.
In less than a month, Meng Xiuyuan had entered the territory of Dali.
Wuliang Mountain is located in the center of Dali Kingdom, south of the Dali Imperial City. There is also a Wuliang Sword Sect standing in the mountain, and the location is not difficult to find.
However, Meng Xiuyuan did not go into the mountain immediately. Instead, he went to Dali City first and bought some things.
In Meng Xiuyuan's memory, the giant clam was hidden in the back mountain of the Wuliang Sword Sect and could not be seen all year round. Most of the disciples of the Wuliang Sword Sect had only heard its cry but had never seen its face.
It is now the end of the year, although it should be the time when the toad is active, but if Meng Xiuyuan rashly went to find a toad in the vast mountains, it would be difficult for him to reach the sky.
Fortunately, this red clam is known as the "King of Poisons", and it usually likes to feed on other highly poisonous things. Meng Xiuyuan wanted to start from now on and find a suitable method.
He found the largest medicine shop in Dali City. First he took out a piece of silver and put it on the counter to show his sincerity. Then he started to ask the shopkeeper if he could help him prepare a medicine to attract spiders, centipedes and toads.
Prescriptions for venomous snakes and a series of poisons.
Although the shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw Yinzi, he was very embarrassed after hearing Meng Xiuyuan's request.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This country of Dali is located in southern Xinjiang. The climate is hot and humid, and there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants, which are highly poisonous. Ordinary people come here and buy repellents.
There are medicines to ward off poisons and treat poisonous wounds, and how can anyone buy prescriptions specifically designed to attract poisons?
The shopkeeper has been running a pharmacy for many years and has never had any experience in this area.
Fortunately, money attracted people's hearts. After Meng Xiuyuan took out another ingot of silver, he agreed to the task and said that he would try his best to help Meng Xiuyuan to find out which doctor or pharmacist in the city would have such a prescription.
Meng Xiuyuan thought that the inquiry process would take at least a few days, so he calmly found an inn to stay in Dali City and waited for news from the shopkeeper.
Unexpectedly, early the next morning, the shopkeeper led a man with a medicine bag hanging on his shoulder and a broad-edged dagger on his waist to meet Meng Xiuyuan.
Meng Xiu looked at his figure and breathing from a distance, and felt that he had some superficial skills on his body, and he might be considered a man of the world.
Sure enough, as soon as the two parties greeted each other and the shopkeeper introduced him, it turned out that he was a small leader of the Shennong Gang. He happened to be leading people to sell the herbs recently collected by the gang to Dali City for sale today, and he was met by the shopkeeper.
The Shennong Gang makes a living by collecting herbs, but it can be considered a martial arts sect. The people in the gang generally have mediocre martial arts, and the reason why they are able to gain a foothold is because they are quite good at using poisons.
In order to facilitate the collection of poisons on weekdays, they do have a prescription for attracting poisons, which is not too precious.
Meng Xiuyuan was willing to pay, and they were happy to earn an extra penny. They immediately sold ten portions of the powder that attracted poisonous insects to Meng Xiuyuan at the price of five taels of silver each.
Hearing this price, Meng Xiuyuan knew that the other party must have made a lot of money out of him, and perhaps he was still treating him as a culprit in his heart.
But after all, this prescription is unique to the Shennong Gang and may not be available elsewhere. In addition, Meng Xiuyuan was eager to use it, so he did not waste time bargaining with him and simply paid the money and left.
Unexpectedly, when Meng Xiuyuan carried these medicinal powders all the way out of the city, he felt that there was a group of people secretly following him. Moreover, the further he walked out of the city, the closer the group of people chased him.
While walking around the world, Meng Xiuyuan encountered many things like this, so he did not hesitate to waste some time to eliminate harm to the people. He smiled and shook his head, and he simply stood still and waited for them to catch up.
As soon as they met, it turned out to be the big man from the Shennong Gang who sold his medicinal powder just now, followed by about ten people, all dressed similarly, each carrying a medicine bag on his back, holding a broad-bladed dagger in his hand, looking at Meng Xiuyuan fiercely.
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"Mr. Meng, you are very fast on your feet. You have to give our brothers a hard time chasing after you."
The leading man wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a few steps closer to Meng Xiuyuan, with a sinister look on his face.
"Why, did you find out that you undercharged me and are you chasing me so eagerly?"
Meng Xiu saw that a group of Shennong Gang disciples had gradually begun to surround him, but he just smiled indifferently and joked to the big man.
"Mr. Meng is joking. From your accent, I guess you are not a native of Dali.
I wonder why you came all the way to Dali and bought so many poison-attracting powders?
Is it to catch poisonous insects and harm people? Or is it to study my Dali poison and decipher the poison recipe of my Shennong Gang?
I saw that Mr. Meng was very handsome, but he did not look like such a mean person. I guess there was some misunderstanding.
Why don't you go back to the Shennong Gang with me first, sir, and let's sit down and talk in detail..."
While these words were being spoken, the disciples of the Shennong Gang had already set up their formations from all directions, tightly surrounding Meng Xiuyuan.
Obviously, they saw that Meng Xiuyuan had some skills, so they were all ready to take action.
After hearing this man's confusing words, Meng Xiuyuan looked at the postures of the Shennong Gang disciples around him. He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed:
"Your Excellency, there is no need to say anything more. I just want to ask, if I hand over all my money to you, will you let me go?"
Meng Xiuyuan said this, of course, not to show weakness, but to evaluate the extent of the evil deeds committed by the Shennong Gang disciples in the past to see if they were simply robbing wealth or trying to hurt people's lives.
This is the process that Meng Xiuyuan would carry out almost every time he acted chivalrously, punished rape and eliminated evil.
After all, evil can be great or small, and people are sometimes forced to make mistakes by life. You can't just kill the person who made the mistake with your eyes closed when you see him.
But it is a pity that, like most of the bad guys Meng Xiuyuan has met in the past, these people are so evil that there is no need for punishment and education.
"Mr. Meng is joking. You should also understand that since you already know the identity of our Shennong Gang disciples and have formed a rift with us, how can we let you leave so easily?
Well, Mr. Meng, you go back with us, write a letter and send it home, asking your parents and elders to send more money to Dali City.
I'll let you take a dose of ecstasy, forget about the past few days, and then put you back.
Mr. Meng, I hope you will not be ignorant of praise..."
As he spoke, all the Shennong Gang disciples around Meng Xiuyuan narrowed their eyes. The short knives in their hands were already close to Meng Xiuyuan, and the cold air on the blade had almost spread to Meng Xiuyuan's skin.
When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head again, secretly wondering where in the world could there be such an ecstasy drug that can make people forget their memories.
After all, these people are just trying to make money, and they also want to take people's lives.
Damn it.
After confirming the crime of everyone in the Shennong Gang, and just when he was about to take action, Meng Xiuyuan's ears twitched, and he suddenly seemed to hear something, and looked into the forest beside the road.
Seeing him like this, the big man from the Shennong Gang thought he was trying to distract their attention and escape. He couldn't help but smile and said to Meng Xiuyuan:
"Mr. Meng, please don't..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a white shadow emerging from the woods, circling around the group of Shennong Gang disciples like lightning, and then saw them become paralyzed one by one and fall to the ground.
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The big man from the Shennong Gang only felt a pain in his ankle. He didn't even see what was biting him, so he lost the ability to move. He considered himself a master of poison, and he had never suffered such a setback in his life, so he felt it was incredible.
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With Meng Xiuyuan's eyesight, he could see clearly that the white light was actually a furry and cute little white mink.
At this time, a whistle came from the woods, and the white ferret immediately ran back and pounced on a slender and delicate figure.
When the man walked out, he saw a pretty girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a green shirt and a pair of green shoes, with a few small yellow flowers embroidered on the sides of the shoes. She had a bright smile and looked very lively and cute.
She looked at Meng Xiuyuan, couldn't help but laugh again, and said crisply:
"You are such an idiot. There are so many bad guys surrounding you, but you don't even know how to escape.
If there wasn't something about you that attracted my Diao'er's interest, I wouldn't be able to save you."
While talking, the little girl took out a green venomous snake about a foot long from her sleeve like a magic trick and fed it to the white ferret affectionately.
The mink grabbed it with its front paws and opened its mouth to eat. After eating, it obediently got into the skin around the girl's waist without waiting for the girl's instructions.
Meng Xiu saw the sight and recognized the girl's identity. However, he didn't think much about it. He just took out a packet of medicinal powder from his body and said to the girl:
"Girl, thank you for your help.
If there is anything on my body that your mink is interested in, it should be this powder.
If you need it, I can give you some in return."
The girl was curious when she heard the sound. She immediately stepped on the bodies of the Shennong Gang disciples who were lying on the ground and walked up to Meng Xiuyuan. She sniffed the powder in Meng Xiuyuan's hand, looked at it, and then said suspiciously:
"What are you doing with some poison-attracting powder on you? Do you also want to catch venomous snakes?
Tsk, the medicinal materials used in this medicinal powder of yours are very solid, but the formula is too rough in compatibility.
What a waste of a good thing..."
Meng Xiuyuan felt happy when he heard this and asked her:
"Girl, are you saying that you can prepare a more effective powder to attract poisonous insects?"
The girl nodded and said without hesitation:
"What's so difficult about this? It's just a trivial matter. Dad taught me this four or five years ago..."
While speaking, the girl's voice paused, and then she said slightly aggrievedly:
"For some reason, my father doesn't love me anymore. She only circles around my mother all day long, saying she is afraid that my mother will be abducted by a bad man.
He wouldn't let me use the medicine in his pharmacy, and he wouldn't even give me any money.
I can’t get enough of this powder that attracts poisons. If I want to feed my mink with venomous snakes, I have to catch them slowly one by one.”
Meng Xiuyuan was delighted when he heard this and said to the girl:
"Okay, girl, let's go to Dali City to buy medicinal materials now.
How about you prepare this poison-attracting powder, and then each of us can take half of it?"
When the girl heard what Meng Xiuyuan said, she immediately clapped her hands and nodded, and replied happily:
"Okay, okay! It's settled, no denying..."
With that said, the girl eagerly pulled Meng Xiuyuan's sleeve and walked towards Dali City, as if she was afraid that he would regret it.
After just a dozen steps, she suddenly stopped again. As if she had remembered something, she quickly reached out and reached into her arms.
Meng Xiu had a vision that this girl was covered in poison, and now he reached out to take it out from his arms. He couldn't help but feel alarmed and frowned slightly.
Unexpectedly, the girl just took out a handful of melon seeds, then immediately raised her head and smiled brightly at Meng Xiuyuan:
"By the way, I forgot to mention, my name is Zhong Ling.
I think you are good-looking and generous, so you must be a good person.
I have melon seeds here, do you want to eat them?"